Watch the trailer: Fallen City premieres Monday, July 28, 2014, at 10 PM on PBS stations. (Check local listings.)

In today’s go-go China, an old city completely destroyed by a devastating earthquake can be rebuilt — boasting new and improved civic amenities — in an astoundingly quick two years. But, as Fallen City reveals, the journey from the ruined old city of Beichuan to the new Beichuan nearby is long and heartbreaking for the survivors. Three families struggle with loss — most strikingly the loss of children and grandchildren — and feelings of loneliness, fear and dislocation that no amount of propaganda can disguise. First-time director Qi Zhao offers an intimate look at a country torn between tradition and modernity. Official Selection of the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. A co-production of ITVS International. A co-presentation with the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM).

After the broadcast, visit the Fallen City companion site to watch the full film online for free for a limited time following the broadcast (July 29, 2014 to August 28, 2014), learn from the filmmaker in an extended video interview, find out what’s happened since the cameras stopped rolling, download a discussion guide and other viewing resources, and ask filmmaker Qi Zhao your questions live on Tuesday, July 29, 2014, (the day after broadcast) from 11 AM to noon ET (8 AM-9 AM PT).

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